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Open: Salt Lake City, Utah Section 8 HCV

The Housing Authority of Salt Lake City (HASLC) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from June 1, 2023 at 9:00 am MT, until further notice.

Please note: This is a joint waiting list opening by the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City and Housing Connect (formerly the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake). Applicants can use the same online application portal to apply for each housing authority's waiting list.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Termination due to insufficient funding
  • Non-Elderly Disabled
  • Victims of Domestic Violence

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HASLC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HASLC notice on May 1, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via Housing Connect at (801) 284-4400 or the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City at (801) 487-2161.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/01/2023.

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About Housing Authority of Salt Lake City

1776 South West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT | Visit Website | (801) 487-2161

Housing Authority of Salt Lake City provides affordable housing for up to 3,353 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..

In addition, Housing Authority of Salt Lake City offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
  • Moderate Rehabilitation
  • Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
  • Shelter Plus Care

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake City, UT.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

Office Hours

Open today from 8:00am to 5:00pm MDT.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

About the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of Salt Lake City manages 2,636 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Family Unification Tenant Protection Ported Out VASH Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers 1,898 55 71 22 225 305
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $777 $1,031 $674 $533 $610 $661
Monthly Cost $1,475,020 $56,701 $47,842 $11,727 $137,252 $201,746
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 10% having issued approximately 262 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 8 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 25 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.4 persons and has a household income of $13,086 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 79% were extremely low income (ELI). 27% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 63% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 48% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 29% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 22% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

38% of households included children, 9% of which had two adults in the household. 32% of households with children have a female head of household. 63% of all households were headed by a female.

40% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 17% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City Housing Choice Voucher program, 27% include at least one person with a disability. 55% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 77% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

37% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 30% with 2 bedrooms and 33% with 3 or more bedrooms. 19% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of Salt Lake City voucher holders in 2016 was $333 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $702. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $118.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.